Michael King
Professor of Biology
Biology
Stetson University
United States of America
Biography
Michael King has been teaching at Stetson since fall 1993. In addition to the courses listed below, he frequently mentors students on their senior research projects. Most of the student projects have been part of his research, designed to understand the central neural mechanisms that control behavioral responses to taste input. Students use combinations of anatomical, behavioral, and pharmacological techniques to address the role of specific brain areas in ingestive and aversive responses to tastes. Many of these students have gone on to graduate programs in the sciences.
Research Interest
Neural basis of behavior, specifically the central neural mechanisms underlying taste-related behaviors
Publications
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Riley CA, King M (2013) Differential effects of electrical stimulation of the central amygdala and lateral hypothalamus on Fos-immunoreactive neurons in the gustatory brainstem and taste reactivity behaviors in conscious rats." Chemical Senses 38: 705-717.
